On this day in 1963, the Hula-Hoop, a hip-swiveling toy that became a huge fad across America when it was first marketed by Wham-O in 1958, is patented by the company’s co-founder, Arthur "Spud" Melin.

An estimated 25 million Hula-Hoops were sold in its first four months of production alone.

Wiley Post ended his around-the-world flight on this day in 1933. Hehad traveled 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes.

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Wiley Hardeman Post(November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935)

It was on this day in 1934 when the Depression-era gangster was
killed by federal agents.

John Herbert Dillinger(June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934)

In northern Iraq on this day in 2003, Saddam Hussein’s sons
Odai and Qusai died after a gunfight with U.S. forces.

The September 11 commission’s final report was released on this day
in 2004. The 575-page report concluded that hijackers exploited “deep institutional failings within our government.” The report was released
to White House officials the day before.